The Great Biblical Tradition Enjoins On All

The Joy Of The Gospel Is For All People: No One Can Be Excluded.

An Authentic Faith-which Is Never Comfortable Or Completely Personal-always Involves A Deep Desire To Change The World, To Transmit Values, To Leave This Earth Somehow Better Than We Found It.

Oh Mary, Star Of The Sea, Once Again We Recourse To Thee, To Find Refuge And Sernity, To Implore Your Protection And Help. Mother Of God And Our Mother, Turn Your Sweet Gaze Towards Those Who Face The Dangers Of The Sea Everyday To Guarantee Their Families The Necessary Sustenance For Life, To Protect The Respect Of Creation, To Serve Peace Between Peoples.

At The First Meeting I Had With The (italian) Bishops In May 2013, One Of The Three Things I Said Was: With The Italian Government You're On Your Own. Because The Pope Is For Everybody And He Can't Insert Himself In The Specific Internal Politics Of A Country. This Is Not The Role Of The Pope, Right?

There Is Another Form Of Poverty! It Is The Spiritual Poverty Of Our Time, Which Afflicts The So-called Richer Countries Particularly Seriously.